DWTS 15 All-Star Cast Rumors List: Who’s In, Who’s Out, Who’s a Maybe, Who Knows???
With all of the coverage of the upcoming all-star season we’ve been doing, we realize it can get a little hard to keep up and remember who’s said yes, who’s said no, who’s just a maybe, etc. So for the sake of maintaining everyone’s sanity and trying to keep at least some degree of organization, here’s a handy list of what celebs we’ve been covering as it pertains to the all-star season, broken down by their original season, along with a brief summary of where they stand. We’ll keep this post stuck to the main page until the cast announcement, and we’ll post updates in red as they come in.
ETA #1: Updated with coverage of Joey Fatone & Trista Sutter, and an update of Ralph Macchio.
ETA #2: Added info on Kelly Monaco.
ETA #3: Update on Maria Menounos.
ETA #4: A little over 24 hours until the cast announcement and updates & rumors coming fast & furious! Thanks Vogue & Heidi :-)Updates on Gilles Marini, Joey Fatone, Melissa Rycroft, Stacy Keibler, Kendra Wilkinson, & Carson Kressley; added info on Melissa Joan-Hart & Pamela Anderson.
Season 1:
Trista Sutter – a few interesting tweets that seemed to imply she was heading somewhere to do something secret, but now says she is definitely not taking part in the all-star season 🙁
Kelly Monaco – hinted at a GH fan event that she was “going to need fans’ help with something that’s getting announced next Friday!”
Season 2:
Stacy Keibler – played coy, said “possibly” if she was asked to return; says we’ll “have to wait & find out”; rumored as a possible X-Factor host; Entertainment Weekly claiming she’s not likely to do the show
Drew Lachey – said he “had a blast and would be open to doing it again”, but wasn’t sure how things would play out
Season 3:
Jerry Springer – said he may do SOMETHING for the show and would love to be in the audience, but wouldn’t dance again
Mario Lopez – spilled the beans about being asked to do the all-star season on Live with Kelly way back in May, and was thinking about it; however, he now says he’s “too busy” and “doesn’t think he’ll be able to do it” – mentioned as a rumored candidate to host X-factor
Joey Lawrence – asked fans on Twitter to vote for him to get on the all-star season
Season 4:
Joey Fatone – says he isn’t really sure if he’d do it or not, and that he hasn’t gotten a call yet; Entertainment Weekly claiming he’s “likely” to do the show
Season 5:
Mel B – several sites reporting she’s “practically a done deal”; a few tweets to Maks that seem to suggest she’s up for it
Season 6:
None yet
Season 7:
Misty May-Treanor – posted her reasons for wanting to do the all-star season on her Facebook page; says she “hopes they’ll give her the opportunity to finish”
Cloris Leachman – said she wants to come back and “finish those last 4 episodes, since I was voted out in week 6!”; but she did mention her knee replacement being a factor, and you really never can tell if Cloris is serious or kidding 😛
Lance Bass – early rumor reported by US Weekly, but nothing since then
Season 8:
Gilles Marini – says he was asked to do the all-star season “a long time ago”, and if he can work out his schedule, he’ll “probably” end up doing it; “plead the fifth” when asked to confirm if he would be on the all-star season or not
Shawn Johnson – says the show was “really challenging” and the she “doesn’t think she could do another one”; however, she’s also said on Twitter that she does want to do it again and hopes she gets asked
Melissa Rycroft – early rumor reported by US Weekly; Entertainment Weekly claiming she’s “likely to do the show”
Season 9:
Donny Osmond – says he’s busy, but “would love to get that trophy again”
Louie Vito – said he’d “love to do it again”, and thinks he “could handle the pressure better” now that he’s older
Kelly Osbourne – early rumor reported by US Weekly; rumored as a possible candidate to host X-Factor
Melissa Joan-Hart – says she’s having a baby soon, and didn’t really have a good time the first time she did DWTS – so it’s a no
Season 10:
Erin Andrews – mentioned that she had been approached by producers to do the all-star season, but would be covering college football at the same time; also rumored as a possible candidate to host X-Factor
Nicole Scherzinger – hasn’t said anything explicitly, but has signed on as a judge for the next season of X-Factor UK…which makes doing the all-star season almost impossible
Pamela Anderson – Entertainment Weekly claiming she’s “likely to do the show”
Season 11:
Margaret Cho – said on The View that she wants to return for the all-star season, and she wants Sherri Shepherd to do it too
Kurt Warner – said it was a “great experience”, but too hard on his body
Brandy – emphasized how “scary” doing the show was the first time and how she’s “not sure she even wants to be asked to do it again”
Bristol Palin – one source reporting she’s “confirmed” for the all-star season. We’re skeptical 🙂
Kyle Massey – early rumor reported by US Weekly, but nothing since then
Season 12:
Kendra Wilkinson – said she’d definitely come back if the producers called; said they “hadn’t called yet” as of Monday
Ralph Macchio – said he had fun the first time, but “isn’t dying to get back out onto the dance floor” – also mentioned how hard it is doing the show at his age; now confirms that he won’t be back for the all star season
Mike Catherwood – said he “doesn’t want to come back”, but would if he got a hefty paycheck…and I’m not sure they want him that badly. 🙂 He’s also another rumored X-Factor host candidate.
Chelsea Kane – said “maybe” to the prospect of returning, but “the sequel is never as good as the original”
Romeo – says DWTS “was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life”, and that he’d have to give it “a lot of consideration & thinking”
Season 13:
Rob Kardashian – said it “sounded fun” and like “hard work”, but had no idea if he would do it or not
Carson Kressley – insinuated in a tweet that he might make an appearance on the all-star season; Entertainment Weekly claiming he might be one of the all-stars we can vote on
Ricki Lake – too busy with her new talk show to return to DWTS
Season 14:
Maria Menounos – being reported as a rumor, and suggested on Extra that she & Mario Lopez do the all-star season together; mentioned that she was “so excited” to be back in the studio with Derek
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William Levy better be on the final list!
I know there has been buzz from Aaron Carter fans to vote to get him back on the show…but I see anything from him about it twitter I’ll let you know.
So Nicole got ousted from the US version of XFactor to only get signed on for the UK version…well that’s interesting.
I Tweeted something about all-Stars and evan Lysacek RT’ed!I REALLY want him back with Anna!
Sabrina Bryan has stated she wants to be back – she has said that for a long time.
Thanks for making this updated list! This might become a full-time job between now and when the cast announcement is made! 🙂
@Kae – Find me a reputable source and then we’ll talk. And by reputable source, I don’t mean hearsay, a friend-of-a-friend who says Sabrina’s coming back, one RT of an all-star voting link, etc. That goes for anyone else that thinks someone should be added to the list – before you come clamoring that “So-and-so said they want to come back”, find me a source. Forgive me for being a skeptic, but I’m not much for taking people at their word these days – too many cray-cray people out there. 🙂
@Kashti – That’s cool that Evan RT’d you, but I don’t know that it’s really enough to merit adding him to the list. If he tweets something like “I want to be on the all-star season!” or “Go vote for me to be on the all-star season!”, then I might add him. It’s just so easy for someone to RT, it makes me wonder if they really & truly want to do the all-star season or not.
@Andrea & Sandy – You’re welcome! 😀 I actually got smart this season – I started keeping track of all the rumors we reported on as soon as they started rolling in. Sure beats the last minute scramble to put everything together 😉
@Amanda – I think Nicole was actually originally on the UK version, and Simon decided to carry her over to the US one – then he seemed to blame her, Paula, and Steve for the first season of the US version sucking to high heaven. But apparently she’s popular on the UK version, so why mess with a good thing? 🙂
This is a great list! Great job and thank you!
Nicole is who we can thank for One Direction. She is the one who suggested the solo guys group up on X Factor. She is big in the UK. She has struggled with her solo career here but they sell well in the UK. I think she will be a good fit for the UK. Not that I ever see her doing dwts again, but a dream all star for me would be her competing against say Mya, And Kristi.
I did not know Mel was a done deal, more of less. Or so it appears. I hope Gilles and Sabrina is on too. It will be a battle of who was robbed the most fan bases, lol.
It’s entirely possible that Evan just likes to see lots of people begging him to be on all stars as well. Hence the re-tweet.
Nicole guested on the early rounds of the UK version XF when Cheryl Cole had malaria – and she was actually very, very good at it and might even be partly or largely responsible for One Direction. I seem to recall her suggesting that they all be put in a group together. Or maybe she just suggested that they split one of the categories up so they wouldn’t lose any great singers. Don’t remember. HA!! And after I write this I see Melissa said the same thing. 🙂
I’m confused about Mel B even being able to do the show. Isn’t she a judge on Australia’s X Factor? Wouldn’t she still be taping that in Australia, or would that be wrapped up before DWTS started?
#NancyM..what U said . Thought I’d just read or heard that too ???
Noooooooo to Bristol Palin!
Sabrina has tweeted about it – I will have to look at her twitter timeline to see if I can find it.
Courtney, thanks for doing this. All of you put so much work into this site and it’s appreciated!
Who I would like to see come back – Kelly Osbourne, Rob Kardashian (didn’t care for him at first, but by the end, I have to say, he worked hard and deserved 2nd place. Wouldn’t want him with Cheryl though. She needs to take a break.) Ralph Macchio, Kirstie Alley and Romeo.
Who don’t I want to see? Bristol Palin, Kate Gosselin, Margaret Cho, Brooke Burke (she’s annoying enough without dancing again) Chaz Bono and Cloris Leachman. I think I could watch just about anyone else except them.
I’m still thinking that Brooke will dance and Carson will co-host in her place.
Even though I don’t want to see her dancing again having Carson co-host would make it worth it!
Brooke: http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/emdancing-starsem-brooke-burke-charvet/
I’m a huge DWTS fan. I was so disappointed when William Levy didn’t win, he was the most beautiful hunk of graceful & sexy dancing I’ve ever seen. I hope they bring him back.
I can tell you one thing for sure, if they bring back Kate Gosselin, I swear to God I will never, ever, watch the show again. She should have never been there in the first place! The company put in a dance floor in her basement! What good did it do? The woman has no rhythm & she’s unteachable and rude beyond belief.
That would be a very bad idea for Brooke – if Carson is a huge success as host, she might not get her job back.
Totally agree, PH!!
@PrincessHeidi @Courtney You guys are right,but it was worth a shot;)I really hope he can train and dance though!
I’d love Bill Clinton on the show too! *my fave President*
The only thing good about Kate or Bristol coming back is the incredible Cheesecake.
IDK, Vogue…. to me, that’s like saying the only good thing about breaking your leg is that your friends get to sign the cast… 😉 All in all, it still hurts like the dickens! 😀
Count me in as one who will never watch the show again if they bring Kate Gosselin back. She was just so rude to Tony and never seemed to appreciate the wonderful opportunity she was given to learn something new.
i think kate should come back. i don’t think she shouldn’t be on because she was a bad dancer, but simply because she was fun to watch. i hated her as hell but i still think she should be on. she should be paired with like Derek or Mark because even though Mark got bristol he usually is getting good partners. especially the last 3 seasons. if kate is paired with Derek or Mark it will show is they are actually really good at teaching or its just the partners they have been getting. if anything Kate should not get Tony because he threatened to quit with her. thats just my opinion.
Derek has already shown he’s one of the best, if not the best teacher on the show with Jennie, Shannon, Joanna, Lil’ Kim and – most of all – Maria. He’s got nothing to prove except to bitter fans of other pros who will never be satisfied anyway.
But on a different note – I guess you are acknowledging that Tony is NOT a good teacher, since he couldn’t turn her into a dancer. Logically, that is what you’re saying – You’re only a good teacher if you can teach someone like Kate to dance. Or is it just Mark and Derek that have to go the extra mile to prove it??
Keep in mind there are only 12 or so slots. Clearly, not everyone on that list has been invited back by producers.
And, although no one asked me, here is the DWTS Season from Hell : Master P, Tucker Carlson, Kenny Mayne, Kate Gosselin, Macy Grey, Michael Bolton, Monica Seles, Jeffrey Ross, Metta World Peace & Martina Navratilova. Try picking a winner from that group.
I don’t really think anyone could teach Kate to dance. You can’t teach someone something they don’t really want to learn.
However, I don’t think Derek is necessarily the best teacher. I think he’s probably on the same level as a lot of them (though, better than some as well). IMO, what he is best at (and by best, I mean way WAY better than most others) is choreography. He knows how to make the dance show his partner’s strengths and hides their weaknesses, and he is really brilliant at that. And I only say that b/c I didn’t really find Shannon, Jennie, Joanna, Maria, Ricki to be very good dancers all around…but they always looked amazing, and that was because of Derek’s skill when creating the dance.
I don’t know if I can take an entire DWTS competition that includes Donny and Marie. By about week 2 or 3, I will have had enough of these two and their silly bickering back and forth about who will never hear the end of it if the other wins.
That’s pretty much the most important thing, Violet, considering that they only have 4 days to learn dances that normally take months or years to learn and perfect.
I don’t disagree with you. I think skill in choreography is definitely the most important thing on DWTS. I just think it’s different from teaching skills.
I know this is an all star season but why Alfonso Riberio told Tony see uou on ftiday? https://twitter.com/alfonso_ribeiro/status/225363208213495809
I mean See you on Friday.
If he’s not a former DWTS competitor, who cares?
This is how i rate the pros:
Best Choreographer is DEREK!
Best Teacher is CHERYL!
Hottest pro is MAKS!
Best Dancers are Derek and Karina!
Sweetest pros are Kym and Tristan.\!
Sexiest pros are Maks, Karina, and Peta.
Prettiest pros are Cheryl, Derek, and Chelsie!
Ralph Machio specified all finalists. Sabrina is not a sure thing……..
Nicely done, Mel! I’ll make my picks:
Best Choreographer – Derek
Best Teacher – Kym
Hottest Pro – Derek
Best Dancers – Derek and Karina
Sweetest – Kym and Tristan
Sexiest – Derek, Derek, Derek, Derek, and… oh yeah, Derek. 😀 Kym too…
Prettiest – Derek and Kym
Boring, aren’t I??? 😉
@couch potato cop- that…would…suck! Epically
Trista Sutter said no: Trista Sutter
Thanks for all the well wishes! Before I get some shut eye, figure I should dispel rumors as I don’t want anyone to get ahead of themselves. I can assure u that I will not be competing on #DWTS All-Stars or next weeks live #ATFR. Would’ve been fun to do either though!
If Carson IS on the all star season….he’s good at trying to throw everyone off—–
http://yfrog.com/oedezcoj
I think Carson has proven to be one of the more popular celebs who couldn’t dance but is still beloved by fans.
By now we all now I want Evan on All-Stars well…
Ralph Macchio said All-Stars will have finalists-Evan was 2nd place
He apparently moved in with Vera Wang-She lives in CA!
Shawn Johnson’s most recent tweet just caught my eye, here’s what it says:
“Exciting news coming out beginning of the week! #London2012 #Olympics Stay tuned! It involves you all!” I’m not going to jump the gun and say she’s on, but it does make you go hmmmm 🙂
Will got here before i could lol. that tweet is verrrry interesting.
Beginning of the week though?? I thought the announcement was Friday? …I would LOVE for Shawn to come back, especially because they did say winners are turning and she is the youngest winner they ever had. Good for young people and people who love olympics and all!
are returning*
If they are not going to switch couples and Joey isn’t returning…..wonder who Kym would get? Thought for sure it would be him. Warren does need cash and positive PR; Hines is retired now and has time (IMHO they had the best chemistry of any couple on the show); oh please sweet baby Jesus….not Donny.
Sheery as much as I ( for your sake ) hate to say it when Joey confirmed he’s out my mind went straight to Donny…But I could be very wrong. 🙂
Yup, I have a feeling we better brace ourselves for the Donny and Marie show… Oops, I mean DWTS. 🙂
Hines Ward signed with NBC Sports and is doing NFL Sunday night broadcasts. I can totally see Donny and Marie doing it and ABC taking them on as a way to promote their “sibling rivalry.”
You know, that would just suck, Sandy. It’s supposed to be all stars and if both Donny and Marie are on (and I can totally see TPTB doing this) their egos and noise will fill up the entire show and it WILL be the Donny and Marie show.
And boy, are we going to get haters. 🙂 Cuz, Donny and Marie fans don’t like it when you don’t love them. 🙂
Donny annoys me. Hei s entirely way too happy and energetic and into himself. Marie is the normal one out of the two (or normal for that family) she isn’t overly happy all the time and seemed to have more fun than donny when she was on the show. plus, she actually has a great singing voice. i remeber on something my mom made me watch she did opera and iwasl ike WOW.
i wonder why kyle has been so quiet about all stars though. if he isn’t there I would be pretty annoyed since he could win it all.
In my opinion Donny and Marie will ruin the show and one of them (Donny) is certain to win. Not one of these All-Stars, even Kyle, will have a chance. I would love for Kyle to win.
Maybe at least the cheesecake would be the redeeming quality of dancing with the osmonds….no?
If Donny and Marie are on this season, Im gonna laugh really hard if they get voted off first. Big blow to the ego.
I vote we get Donny and Marie to dance with each other! 😀
The problem is they have freakish fanbases – they would never be voted off first.
And Zach, there won’t be cheesecake if I can’t bear to watch the show – so be careful what you wish for. 🙂
Some of the youngin’s don’t realize the massive fanbase that the Osmonds had and still have, singing along with their brothers they were enormous. They were a holsum cute singing family that were in everyones house every week for years. They are not to be underestimated. Thats why Donny’s season sucked, you knew right at the cast announcement that he was going to win and this time would be no different.
I agree with Heidi, I don’t think I can get past week 2 or 3 with the silly bickering going on between Marie and Donny.
Hmmm? seeing this on twitter…..”was reading a recap at her event and she said she will need our help for a show she’ll be on and it will be announced Friday”……from a fan of Kelly Monaco winner of season 1.
That’s interesting. Since Alec pretty much isn’t welcomed back at DWTS, I wonder if Kelly would be paired with a new pro? Tristan or Val?
I know Kelly has partied with DWTS pros like Cheryl.
Kelly who? To me that is just a wasted All-Star spot. The only Kelly that matters would be Kelly Osbourne. Who even remembers Kelly Monoco? I don’t.
I would love Kelly Monaco back on, she is still pretty popular with the soap fans and there are a lot of them and she is the first winner. It would be cool to see her with someone else
Does anyone really remember Season 1?
There have been so many greats and greater since then, I just don’t see the point of any Season 1 contestants even competing.
Interesting tweet from Tom B just now:
Looking forward to Friday’s DWTS All-Star Cast announcement. We’ll be announcing all but one, then YOU have to get to work!
All of the all-stars will be revealed on Friday, besides ONE! Then we will have to VOTE for the last one!!!
@Sandy – I’m a yougin’, and I full acknowledge that the Osmonds do, indeed, have a large fanbase. But if both Donny AND Marie are on this season, I daresay they aren’t going to just waltz off with the MBT again without breaking a sweat – not only are they likely to be up against other fan favorites that have more pull in voting than the average contestant, but they also are up against each other…and that’s what I think could ultimately cripple them both. I think they’re going to essentially be splitting a voting fanbase, and when fans split votes, the ones they’re voting for are usually on the losing end. Donny may have easily won against a lesser-known singer like Mya and a reality tv star like Kelly – but he didn’t really have any combination fanbase/ability ringers to contend with on his season, nor did he have another HUGE fanbase ringer like his sister to bogart some of his votes. And Marie wasn’t able to overcome a former pop star and a racecar driver to win her season – I highly doubt she could beat that same former pop star this season, nor could she contend with a fan favorite (and far superior dancer) like Gilles. And at this point, I think hell hath no fury like angry Maks fans who want him to win – so whoever he gets partnered with this season I think already has a bit of an edge right out of the gate. Would it be annoying to have both Donny & Marie on the all-star season? Absolutely. But a guaranteed win for either of them? I highly doubt it. And for those claiming it would “make for great cheesecake!” to have both of them on the show, just know that the more irritated I get by the show, the less I want to even write the cheesecake. 😉
As for the season 1 contestants, I think Trista confirming she wouldn’t be on pretty much put the kibosh on the all-star season including any season 1 contestants. John & Rachel have kinda fallen off the face of the earth, Joey says he regrets doing it, who the hell knows about Evander, and Kelly’s rather icy & apathetic cameo on the 100th episode celebration back in season 11 just makes me think that she’d laugh in the faces of the producers if they asked her to come back. I will be very, very surprised if we see anyone from season 1.
As for the seaso
I think alot of these past hopefuls are just playing the guessing game by putting out the bait to see who bites.
You brought up some very good points Courtney, I hadn’t thought of it that way. As an oldy but goody (speaking of myself, hehe!) the Osmond family was as big as it gets.
There are just so many favorites that I would love to see again, and the neither one of the Osmonds are not on my list.
I agree about Maks fans especially now that Peta has the MBT, but seriously, Maks choreography and his freestyles are lackluster and forgettable. He really would need to step it up. First thing on my list is, Stop Pinching Tom’s Backside!! (It’s old and and lame…. I am referring to the gesture itself, not Tom’s backside). 🙂
I would kind of like to see Kelly Monoco…I didn’t watch season 1 or 2, so any of those celebrities would be new to me (as far as on DWTS)
I do not want Donny or Marie back. But, if I had to choose one, I’ll take Marie.
I think John may be right that we get to vote for the last one. But if so, they better not have couples practicing yet, b/c whatever celeb is voted on and their pro would not get to start practicing for however long.
I also agree about Maks’ partner having an edge because of him. But he’s not the only pro with a large and passionate fanbase. There are a few of them.
Well, I think that the same thing would happen with Donny and Marie as happens with Val and Maks. Everyone thought that they would split the votes, but it seems pretty clear to me that the fans are going with Maks, for the most part. In Donny and Marie’s case, I wouldn’t be surprised to see her out early because their fans choose Donny. I seem to recall some Osmond fans telling us that a lot of Donny’s fans don’t like Marie at all – pretty much for the same reasons we don’t like her. Not only is she much more abrasive, but she has a tendency to seriously put him down in a way that I don’t like to watch. And I’m not even a fan!
As for Maks – if he didn’t win with Mel B and some of his other, very talented, partners, I just don’t know what it’s going to take. The perfect storm of talented partner, attitude adjustment and god knows what else.
I’m glad Kelly will be back,but sad too because i dont think Alec will be her partner!
I was right!Just Tweeted Tom and asked if the pairings will be the same and he said only if they’re cloning…weird
Or maybe he means only a few couples will be the same…you decide! https://twitter.com/Tom_Bergeron
I think he was being literal.
Kelly Monaco has already won and come in second on the same season – does she really need another? It would make sense for them to add her, as they are doing all they can to pimp their last remaining soap.
Is it strange to be only four days out to the announcement and so many unknowns? Where’s the TV Guide early mailing when we need it….
So Maria Menounos tweeted she was back in the studio dancing with Derek and that she is excited to.be dancing again. Wonder if she accidentally spilled or if its nothing. Plus, she also just found out something “exciting” she’d be announcing. Coincidence?
I hope Maria is not back, it’s just too soon for any celebrity from Season 14 to be dancing again.
Of all the S14 bunch, I’d definitely want Katherine back, but Maria? All-star?
I agree. I like Maria, but I think it is too soon to have season 14 contestants. Unfair, IMO.
Hopefully they’re just doing some sort of event together.
You’re right saying its unfair, as well. They’ve stopped training fairly recently. And I kinda want flashback stars if you know what I mean – not ones I only watched a couple months ago.
I dunno where to put this – I don’t have the message anymore, it was a while ago – but I tweeted Mya in one of her Twitter sessions asking her about All-Stars and she replied in DM saying she’ll do it if she’s asked.
so DWTS Gossip tweeted there will be 12 celebs. 11 announced Friday and 1 to be voted on. Sounds like Kelly Monaco is one of the three to be voted on. Now curious who the other two are. I wonder if they are those where the Pro has either left or is ‘double booked?’
Thanks for the info, Winter. I really need to get a dang twitter.
Hmm, 12 couples. Gonna take a stab at guessing the pros:
Males:
Derek
Maks
Mark
Tristan
Val
Tony
Females:
Cheryl
Karina
Kym
Peta
Chelsie
Anna
I wonder if Lacey could be involved instead of one of those ladies. I think my guys list will be right.
So, I guess that also means that Sabrina or Joey Fatone being on this season is also unfair, right?? Since they’ve been dancing in Vegas for months now. Or does the unfairness only apply to Derek’s partners?
I think I’ve said before that the ones dancing in Vegas would be unfair in my opinion. I’ve agreed with you on that. I never mentioned Derek at all.
Er, the discussion was about Maria dancing again on DWTS (with Derek, since she said she was in the studio with him) being “unfair” – so I think your claim of not talking about Derek is more than a bit disingenuous.
And really, people need to get over the whole notion of fair. This show has never been fair and if you expect it to be, even remotely, you will be disappointed.
not at all. I was only talking about Maria. And I didn’t just say Maria would be unfair, I even said “any season 14 contestants”. And this is not the first time I’ve said this.
I’m sorry, but I do expect things to be fair. And you have every right to tell me to “get over it” but it does not mean that I have to or will.
LOL – right, Violet. Right. Are you stamping your feet right now?? 🙂
I would love to see Maria Menounos back on DWTS! But the only reason why she at rehearsals with Derek is because she’s dancing with him National Dance Day/The Dizzy Feet Foundation Gala on July 28th. But no other rumors about her doing DWTS again.
Good. I am glad to read that tweet. I would much rather vote on the celeb and not the pro.
This season should be interesting, I already know that I won’t vote for any past winner no matter who they are, nor will I vote for an Osmond, interesting to see just how many celebrities that will leave me with when the announcement is made.
LOL Sandy, I’m in the same boat as you. I refuse to vote for any past winners, or any couples who were matched previously (if there are some old couples and some new). I can’t wait to know who I will be rooting for this season
I will laugh if it leaves me voting for one of the two pros I like the least–Cheryl or Mark. But if it does, oh well. I stand by my decision! 🙂
I don’t think it’s unfair for Vegas show people to come back. This whole season is about people who already learned to dance on the show.
If you don’t want comments deleted, keep on the topic. The topic is not me. FYI.
@dwtsgossip posted an article where Maks makes some comments about the season. He said some new pros while some old pros will not be back. He said there will be celebs from recent season. Not sure if that means season 14 or say 13.
I am curious now on which older pros might not be back.
For me, I hope there are winners back on the show. The fact that they won was a dynamic of their particular season and Season 15 would bring a whole new set of challenges and unknowns. If they are willing to put themselves out there as a former winner against a lot tougher competition in an all-star season, I say more power to them. It wouldn’t be a “been there, done that” experience to me at all. To me “all-stars” means the best of the best and I would much rather see people who won their seasons be included than those who were so-so dancers. As I saw someone else say, otherwise it just turns into a reunion season, not an all-star one. (Of course I’d like to also see those who didn’t win but showed that they could have/ should have won…like a Gilles or Mel.)
I know I’m probably in the minority but I also think the pairings should remain the same, otherwise the pros are not given due credit as being part of what made the all-star an all-star. Often it was the interaction and chemistry that made the “stars” shine. I know some feel the “all-stars” should be made to show what they can do standing on their own, minus their pro dancer, but I think I’d rather have the opportunity to see more innovative and great dancing from pairs who have something to build on. For me the show is all about the pairs and I’d like to think part of this season will be honoring those pairs who excelled before. Yes, I’m living in a fool’s paradise. All JMHO.
I’m a little disappointed so far with the news. Only 12 couples? I was hoping for at least 14.
I also am bothered by the lack of reporting. It should be easy to find out who is on this season. If entertainment sites did their jobs they’d find out. Just ask them. If they are not on it, they’d say no. If they were they’d tease and try to be coy about it. Oh well.
Karen, I do understand what you are saying, about wanting original pairings. Think of it like this, though….. NONE on Alec’s, Edyta’s, Jonathan’s, Julianne’s, or Louis’s partners would be eligible. Neither would Ashly’s or Damian’s or Dmitry’s or Fabian’s or…. Any other pro you’ve not seen lately. I have seen a LOT of people saying that Apolo HAD to be part of the All Stars…. If they keep original pairings, he is automatically disqualified because his partner is no longer on the show. And even though he wasn’t my favorite in his season, I loved Cameron and would love to see what else he could do.
And, Tristan and PETA and Val are new favorite pros, but not really on long enough to have a partner that might be a good All Star, but people would be quite upset to not have them on…
So, take those left, and you will have to have 2 partners from some pros…. How do they have them partner 2 and still maintain original pairings? How wound you decide who gets the original and who has to start over?
Look at it this way…. Everyone on the show knows how the show works. They’ve been there before. Starting them all out with different partners puts them on similar footing, and hopefully some of the contestants haven’t forgotten everything so they have to start from scratch. And, we might see what new thing a different pro can bring out of the contestants…..
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You can’t go home again. But you can visit the neighborhood. This All Star thing could be really fun or really creepy. I’m hoping for fun!
I think Maria later tweeted that it was for the Dizzy Feet Gala,would love to see her back…can get enough menough!
I think part of the problem, Andrea, is that it’s way too early for the press to really start thinking about DWTS. Hell, Derek was on KTLA this morning and they spent more time on his hair products and how many girls he’s dating than they did on DWTS. The show doesn’t start for 2 months!
Lori I can completely see your point but I think a lot of the stars will probably decline offers from the show if their original pro is unavailable. Honestly I can’t see Kelly O saying “yes” if she can’t dance with Louis or Apolo doing the show if Julianne isn’t available. Of course someone like Kelly M. might be thrilled to get a new partner, but I think there is probably a lot of “loyalty” between the pros and stars, like Gilles and Mel have already expressed. I guess we’ll start to know for sure in a few days.
@Heidi – Do you have a date for the premiere of All-Stars?
Donny and Marie are scheduled the first three weeks of November at the Flamingo.
EW has an article on their website saying that it is “likely” that Melissa Rycroft, Joey Fatone, and Pamela Anderson is on the his season. Also, Carson Kressley is one of the 3 couples that fans will vote on to let into the cast.
They also say its unlikely Stacey Keilber is on this season.
http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/07/25/dancing-all-stars-cast/
Pamela Anderson? Why would she be considered a fan favorite. She landed in the bottom 2 the first week despite being like 18 pts from the bottom. That’s anything but a fan favorite.
I heard a rumor of sept 24th for the premiere.
I think TPTB loved Pam and she was a favorite from a ratings standpoint. She’s one of those controversial stars who could actually dance. I think she suffered a lot from new pro syndrome and being in a season will great dancers and big fan bases. It’d be interesting if they gave her Val or Tristan.
#105 Matt- Tristan with Pam …that would be different for Tristan. LOL
Apparently….The “cheetahh” wants this LMAO :)….
…”Yes she does! I made it clear we are expert voters and things will be different this season!
—and—-
…” Yes it is! I loved seeing them talk about wanting to dance together again and Sabrina wants it SOOO bad!”
The “fan who knows SB and MB” mentioned this.
Forgot to mention that IF Palin is on AND MB supposedly wants SB as all star partner…..does Palin get a newbie like Val or Tristan….or even a troupe member? Hmmm.
Tonight my mother was watching The Nancy Grace show and someone else was hosting the show. My mother said “I wonder where Nancy is” I have a bad feeling she is in.
That was Rita Cosby, who used to have her own show on Fox News, MSNBC, and I think she was also on Inside Edition. She is a regular fill-in host for Nancy—AND sometimes when Nancy gets “foot in mouth” syndrome, she takes a few days off for “the cool down” lol 🙂
I just want Shawn J to be on the list and ill be good.
Do you think the producers will TRY to kep the 12th person a secret until the first show ?
I doubt it, mimi – not only do I think it will just leak anyway, but I think they need the buzz that revealing the last all-star would generate. Remember: we’re still almost 2 full months away from the premiere. I’m guessing rehearsals will start up in a month or so, and by that time the last person will have been chosen – and if they’re revealing the rest of the couples, it’s not going to be hard to figure out by process of elimination who is going to partner whom, and I’m guessing the paps will be on the pro with the “mystery celeb” like white on rice. They stake out the practice studios, the ABC backlot, and several other locales frequented by the pros and their partners. It probably won’t be hard to figure out who it is. On top of that, I think the revealing of the couples and all the pre-premiere press they do is too much of a boon for the show for them to suddenly forgo it – and if they’re doing it for all the other couples, they would have to do it for the couple with the voted-on all-star. The show isn’t fair, but I doubt it’s THAT unfair.
Now that I’m thinking about it, I’m guessing we won’t know the partnerships for a good month or so after tomorrow’s announcement – and I’m wondering if the announcement of the couples will occur in lieu of when the cast announcement would usually occur. Give everyone a full month to wait with baited breath to see which celeb gets which pro (and give everyone time to vote on the last all-star), and then use Bachelor Pad or GMA to announce the couples at the same time they’d USUALLY do the cast announcement on any other season.
Kinda what I thought, too. If we thought the “hype-o-meter” was on it’s highest setting in the past….it’s gonna be off the charts this season.
Just wanted to add, I didn’t necessarity mean that in a bad way. I want everyone concerned from Porducers to Dancers to FIGHT for this show. It is the only one that still has “structured” beautiful dancing. I can’t watch SYTYCD most of the time…the running, lurching, flopping(+ the shrieking Nigel and that “Mary”). It dominates the show and to me, is not as difficult as real ballroom dancing, tap etc.
People dot com has William Levy video on the front page, hopefully this link will work. He says he won’t be doing DWTS again… http://www.people.com/people/videos/0,,,00.html
If it doesn’t work, it’s in the PeopleTV page.
Well, I’m really excited about the possibility of Pam, Melissa, and Joey. They should all be really fun and good partners for Kym, Tony, and I guess Damian?? Does anyone know the format of the announcement yet? Like a press confrence ( like season’s 11,12, and 13 ) or just a quick promo style announcement ( like season 10 ) or what? Hopefully i’ll be able to watch. 🙂
Any rumors about new judges, or will we be stuck with the same irritating threesome? I hope they’ll either change one of the judges or bring in a 4th judge for the All-Star season. Something that will bring objectivity/credibility back to the judging and downplay the personal agendas.
Since they’re leaving it up to the fans to vote for the final dancer, my fear is the list of names will be very short. I’m thinking the list could be Bristol or Kate ensuring that one of them gets on the show. So I’m hoping that I’m wrong and at least Carson will be on the list too. That way, neither of those two would make it.
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I saw on another site, a link to one of Bristol’s fb pages (run by someone in Alaska—supposedly). They posted that Bristol will be on All Star season.
Then someone asked, “With Mark?” followed by a post that a fan said he said” he and Sabrina want to dance together again” referring to enjoying their time in Vegas doing DWTSLV.
I can’t see Mark “agreeing” to Bristol over Sabrina based on easier practices and allowing him to do better choreography, but Bristol’s fans did get him to the finals, Sabrina’s didn’t lol.
I doubt VERY much that Mark has any say at all in who he dances with, first of all, and second – the Sabrina/Mark shippers are DYING over seeing them dance together again. I would bet that anything they says is seriously wishful thinking. Having seen some of what they say and believe in the past, delusional doesn’t quite cover it. They had rather active fantasy lives, as I recall.
@Pure Dwts Ladies:
I know you guys have probably been asked this a million times, but do you have any feedback on Sabrina ???
She had the most shocking elimination in DWTS history, and it even made TvGuide’s 1# most shocking moment of 2007. I think she deserves it more over soemone like Maria who danced 3 months ago.
:::rolls eyes::: No, no feedback other than she’s also much more desperate than Maria.
David Arquette was asked about DWTS on Good Morning America this week. He said he wasn’t asked but he’d do the show if they did. I don’t think I’d like to see him back.
Sabrina, although I’m not a huge fan, does definitely deserve a place. It was a shock when she went – anyone who wasn’t shocked, that’s beyond me – but she should definitely be allowed back IMO.
In retrospect, it’s not that much of a shock – not if you understand how the voting/scoring works.
Speaking of understanding how voting/scoring works, PH, didn’t you do a Numbers post for season 5, and you numerically showed that Sabrina’s “shocking” elimination wasn’t actually that shocking? And that it was posted not THAT far in the recent past???
Good memory, Lori. I did do that. https://www.puredwts.com/2012/07/05/dancing-by-the-numbers-dwts-season-5-retrospective/
http://tv.yahoo.com/news/holly-madison-ditches-vegas-to-adopt-a-baby.html
not related to the all star season but a former contestant made the news. good for her. definately better than waiting for hef to comearound and marry her like she used to be. She kinda would be a good match for Val though
Oh, I’ll take a read of that. It just seemed strange, but looking back she was never gonna win – I mean, a Disney star has never won if I’m right. Thanks for the link!
I think if Sabrina is back, her fans including myself will not be as complacent as we were last time because we knew what happened. I’d just would like to see her back and if anyone deserves a second chance, it’s her. It’s not like she made the semis or finals and lost, she only got to Week 6 for crying out loud.
If Mark had a choice between her and Bristol, i’m sure he’d just to dance with Sabrina again.
“ABC will let fans pick a returning star (from) … three former … contestants … viewers (will) vote on which celebrity gets the final spot on the show.”
… which amounts to a double elimination before they even get to dance for us! =-O
ANYONE SEE SHAWN JOHNSON’S TWEETS!?!?!?/
Tomorrow is going 2be a HUMUNGOUS day…In more ways then one! Youre DEFINITELY going to want to follow close! Im talkin BIG! #OlympicsTODAY
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I wish I could tell you all now!!! I’m busting at the seams!!!
I think it’s DWTS 😀
This is probably a dumb question, but what time is the cast being announced tomorrow? And where? Good Morning America again like last season? thanks!
10:30 am Pacific time!
yay thanks john!
Heidi…yup, those shippers STILL have active fantasies lol. They hope if SB is on, Mark will “come to his senses and dump Tiffany Dunn” to rekindle their romance…….oy!
Hey, if Shawn, Sabrina, and Bristol do the show….that’ll will be interesting.
Courtney … I absolutely agree … I bet we won’t know the parings for a few weeks. They’ll generate a lot of buzz tomorrow with the celeb announcement – knowing full well that everyone is going to be talking about it and speculating on who is dancing with who until the final announcement is made. When you think about it, it’s actually pretty smart on their part … but, it sucks for us 😉
And I think that if Sabrina is up against Gilles, Donny and Shawn, she will exit just as early as she did last time. Fans overestimate their own power.
i still want evan back.
I”m tellin’ ya, Sheery, we have the most fun if they put Shawn or Sabrina with Derek. There will be brain matter all over the internet from the exploding shipper heads. 🙂 I am evil…but I have fun.
I would love to see this happen, PH! Make it happen, tptb!
Maybe it’s a vote off between Sabrina, Bristol and Shawn for who gets to dance with Mark?
Seriously, it would be a PR’s dream to promote. Disney vs. Tea Party vs Olympian.
#144 Winter,
That’s the most interesting concept I’ve heard so far and makes plenty of sense too seeing that all 3 of them want to come back this season.
Well, we shall see tomorrow.
Winter, I read that yesterday on another site. Mark fans think (it’s all about Mark lol)….since “rumors” are that Bristol is on and that Shawn is giving “cryptic” tweets and Sabrina “better” be on, that the voting will be for who dances with Mark.
….giggling 🙂
Great list. I wish Mario Lopez could do it, but he is enjoying all the success he’s had since his initial run, so that’s a good thing.
4 hours and 3 minutes until the big announcement! I think, never been very good at measuring time. But I’m still excited!
I believe Shawn’s big news was playing tennis this morning with the First Lady.
Yea but she didn’t make that a big announcement AND she said she couldn’t tell…